At 93, Ronald Reagan Is the Longest-Lived American President Ever!!!!

ComtedeMaistre

[ComtedeMaistre]

Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, at the age of 83. John Adams died the same day, and he was just a few months short of his 91st birthday.

Other long-lived Presidents are James Madison, who lived to be 85, Harry Truman who lived to be 88, and Herbert Hoover who died at the age of 90. President Gerald Ford is still going on strong, and will turn 91 this year.

But Ronald Reagan holds the record of longest-lived President, as he is now 93. It is amazing how Reagan managed to remain in great physical shape throughout his life. He was always in better physical shape than men who were 10 years younger.

Reagan's idea of relaxation was to go to his ranch and chop wood, i.e., engage in hard physically demanding manual labor. For most of us, the idea of relaxation is lying idle on a beach somewhere, or sitting infront of the TV with a beer in one hand, and a TV remote on the other.

Abraham Lincoln may have had a reputation as a rail-splitter as a young man, but the gipper was still chopping wood well into his 70s. While Reagan's mind deteriorated in the 1990s, his body was still healthy as a result of life-long physical activity.

[ComtedeMaistre]

But I am also amazed at the three founding fathers - Jefferson, Adams and Madison. How did they manage to live for so long, without the benefits of modern medicine, and at a time when the life expectancy of the average American was about 30? Most Presidents who held office over the past 150 years, had much better medical care, but did not live nearly as long.

[dead]

Clinton will live to be 108, just to annoy me.

[TheBigB]

God Bless Ronnie. Wish I had had the honor of voting for him.

[whereasandsoforth]

Didn't he have that honor while he was president? God love him!

[Moonman62]

I don't know about the other guys, but Jefferson soaked his feet in cold water every morning. He was also close to being a vegetarian, but not quite, and he enjoyed his wine. The low life expectancy was due to high rates of infant and child mortality.

Franklin also lived into his eighties. While all we see of him is the portly images from his later years, he must have been in very good shape during his younger years according to the stories I've read. He also flirted with vegetarianism for awhile, but the smell of cooking flesh was too much for him to resist.

[Izzy Dunne]

Clinton will live to be 108, just to annoy me.

And Jimmy Carter, SuperStar will live to be 109, just to annoy BOTH of us...

[Still Thinking]

You have to understand what life expectancy means. A life expectancy of 30 years doesn't mean that large numbers of people died at 30. It is a statistical expected livelyhood, taking into account all deaths at all ages. Infancy and early childhood are statistically more perilous than early adulthood and middle-age, especially in the 18th century. In fact I believe many of the improvements in life expectancy during this century came from improved infant mortality. For those who survived childhood in the 1700's, I'm sure the typical lifespan was at least into the 60's.

[Huck]

And all without a prescription drug plan for seniors. How did they survive without GWB and the GOP Congress?

[ErnBatavia]

Clinton will live to be 108, just to annoy me.

...and leave Hillary as a grieving widow.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I'd imagine because they had the best medical care of their times, and some of their own lifestyle choices.

[ComtedeMaistre]

>>And all without a prescription drug plan for seniors. How did they survive without GWB and the GOP Congress?<<

Touche! Good One! Your comment needs to be circulated to all those socialists (whether Republican or Democrat), who are bankrupting the country by squandering our tax money in give-away schemes.

[Frohickey]

Jefferson had lots of gardening chores in Monticello. That, and he did not sleep much. In bed by 10pm, up before sunrise.

Seems that people that work more live longer, as long as they don't get into an accident.

[Charles Martel]

Clinton will live to be 108, just to annoy me.

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...and leave Hillary as a grieving widow.

Hey, she already has the black outfit...

[Freemyland]

Well, if it's true that only the good die young, you're both right.

Small correction, ErnBatavia - Hillary will not be grieving.

[Space Wrangler]

LOL!! @ your tagline! That is one of the funnier SNL skits to come around in a long time! Oh, and btw, I'm a proud Tennessean too!

[tubebender]

After seeing President Bush yesterday and how he has aged I would say that every year being President is like 5 years for my life style...

[Freemyland]

Well, if it's true that only the good die young, you're both right.

Small corection, ErnBatavia - Hillary will not be grieving.

[stainlessbanner]

How did they manage to live for so long

Physical work, active minds, no contaminated beef, no hornome injected chicken, no pesticides....just a thought!

[jpl]

Clinton will live to be 108, just to annoy me.

With his perverted lifestyle? I'll be surprised if he makes it to 70.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

How many of us would be alive today without 20^th century medicine? Not me . . .